The World's Toughest Floor - Trusted since 1969

Sika® Ucrete® uses a unique polyurethane resin technology that gives floors exceptional resistance to aggressive chemicals, extreme mechanical and thermal shock, providing a long-term, durable flooring solution.

Key industries include, food processing, drinks processing, dairy, pharmaceutical & personal care, chemical & related industries, electronics & engineering, munitions manufacturing and transportation.

Key Properties

  • Fast Curing: Fully serviceable after 5 hours at 10 °C
  • Hygienic: Cleanable to the same standard as stainless steel
  • Non-Tainting: Even during application in food handling areas
  • Anti-Static: Independently tested to EN63140 and EN1081 HACCP
  • Certified: Independently approved, “food safe,” flooring product
  • High Chemical Resistance: From strong acids and alkalis, fats, oils and solvents
  • Temperature Resistance: Fully resistant specifications available up to 150 °C
  • Slip Resistant: R11 to R13 (DIN 51130) textured finishes available with 40-60 PTV in the wet (EN13036)
  • Eurofins Certified: Gold standard certified indoor air comfort
Industrial beverage facility with green flooring

Destruction Challenge

We challenged the resistance of this floor against extreme temperatures, corrosive acids and the most aggressive impacts. No cracking, debonding, delamination nor softening of any kind occurred.

Watch this video to see how tough Sika® Ucrete® is in the destruction challenge.

Why Choose Sika® Ucrete®?

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Hygiene
 

No Food Contamination

Sika® Ucrete® is impervious, non-absorbent, anti-microbial without the need for biocidal additives, washable and non-toxic. Sika® Ucrete® is accredited for use in food facilities operating HACCP quality systems and also carries the Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold Label for low emissions. Sika® Ucrete® is non-solvent-based and non tainting from the end of mixing to EN 4120, as certified by Campden BRI.

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Chemical Resistance

No Corrosion

Sika® Ucrete® is resistant to a wide range of aggressive chemicals used in many industries. It resists organic and inorganic acids and alkalis encountered in the food industry, which are used for regular cleaning and sterilization procedures.

Learn more in this case study
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Thermal Resistance

No Softening, Erosion or Delamination

Sika® Ucrete® is used over a wide temperature range, from -40 °C up to +130 °C, and some specifications are able to withstand also occasional spillages up to +150 °C.  A 9 mm thick Sika® Ucrete® floor will withstand regular and routine discharges of boiling water.

Learn more in this case study
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Impact Resistance

 

No Cracking or Debonding

Sika® Ucrete® is extremely tough. No damage will occur to the floor surface even under the heaviest impacts, such as the dropping of meat hooks in an abattoir, steel kegs falling off a line in a brewery or the dropping of tools and access covers during maintenance.

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Slip Resistance

 

Safe Work Environment

Sika® Ucrete® is available in a range of surface profiles from smooth to highly textured floors, available in matt or gloss and as cleanable as stainless steel, to achieve the right degree of slip resistance tailored to your needs. A perfectly safe working environment for your employees is possible with a holistic approach combining engineering solutions, correct working and cleaning procedures as well as good footwear and floor.

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Fast Return to Service

 

Money Saving

Sika® Ucrete® is non tainting from the end of mixing, so it can be used for installations within a working factory causing no production downtime. Fast-curing specifications are available that allow the floor to be put back into service after five hours, even at 10 °C allowing overnight installation, minimizing operational downtime. This is possible for not just a patch repair, but a fully functional Sika® Ucrete® floor that will provide many years of maintenance-free service.

Learn more in this case study

How to Fast-Track Floor Installation

Over 50 Years of History

Sika® Ucrete®, the world's toughest floor, has stood the test of time.


Since it was first patented over 50 years ago, the Sika® Ucrete® flooring solution has evolved from a customized solution primarily used in chemical plants to become a globally renowned flooring solution for the most demanding environments. Throughout its lifetime, Sika® Ucrete® has built a strong reputation for extreme performance and durability.

Explore some of the key milestones that have shaped its journey by clicking on the calendar dates below.

1969:

Ucrete was created

Patent awarded

1970-1974:

Ucrete MF and HF ´smooth´ or ´rough´ floors available

1975-1979:

First export project BASF Belgium

1980-1984:

Ucrete TZ terrazzo floor for the pharmaceutical industry

1985-1989:

Ucrete TZAS for the pharmaceutical industry

1990-1994:

Ucrete UD200 improved aesthetics for the food industry

Production moves to Redditch, UK

1995-1999:

Ucrete HPQ for enhanced aesthetics

2000-2004:

Ucrete now being sold in 93 countries around the globe

Ucrete DP enhanced slip resistance and aesthetics

Ucrete UD200 SR improved slip resistance for the food industry

2005-2009:

Ucrete DPAS anti-static flooring

Ucrete RG for vertical surfaces

Ucrete IF from extreme abrasion

One million square meters of Ucrete installed this year (2005)

2010-2014:

Ucrete fast systems for refubishment works

Gloss Ucrete DP systems for aesthetics and hygiene

Ucrete HF60RT launched

Ucrete awarded indoor Air Comfort Gold Certificate from Eurofins for extremely low emissions

2015-2019:

Four million square meters installed in 93 countries so far

50 years Ucrete anniversary

HACCP approval for Ucrete systems

HALAL certification

Ucrete MF40AS with enhanced aesthetics

2020 and beyond:

Ucrete acquired by Sika (2023)

Ucrete becomes Sika® Ucrete® (2024)

Reference Projects Around the World

Click on the interactive map to explore a sample of our many project references.

Top Cut Foods
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Year: 2008

Hygienic flooring solution for one of Australia’s leading meat processing and packaging facilities

 

Rows of meat hanging in a processing facility
People in a meat processing facility
Man in a storage room of a meat processing facility with a yellow Sika Ucrete floor
Dongpeng Beverage (Group) Co. Ltd.
Location: Nanning, Guangxi Region, China
Year: 2018

Full-range food and beverage industry building solutions

 

Beverage processing facility with stainless steel sinks and blue flooring
Industrial facility with sliding glass doors and Sika Ucrete flooring.
Industrial beverage facility with green flooring
Industrial beverage facility with green flooring
Sichuan Yang Guofu Food Co. Ltd.
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Year: 2018

Hygienic and temperature-resistant flooring solution for condiment production facility

 

Blue floor in an industrial setting with metal stairs and railing.
Blue floor in an industrial hallway with white walls.
First Lifestyle Group - Fifers Bakery
Location: Gauteng Province, South Africa
Year: 2007

Fast-track hygienic floor refurbishment solution for industrial bakery

 

People working in an industrial bakery with Sika Ucrete flooring
Stacks of golden brown pancakes
Yellow Sika Ucrete industrial kitchen floor and a metal rack with baking trays.
Multi-Trex Industries Limited
Location: Warewa Ogun State, Lagos, Nigeria
Year: 2007

Flooring works on new cocoa butter factory

 

Stainless steel linear floor drain in yellow Sika Ucrete floor
Cocoa beans, nibs, and chocolate shavings
Del Monte Food
Location: Ras Al Khor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Year: 2006

Durable, slip-resistant and smooth-finish flooring system for food processing and packaging plant

 

Bright, sanitary interior of a food production and processing facility.
Corridor with yellow flooring in a food production facility.
Coca Cola Enterprises
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Hygienic and UV-light stable flooring solution for bottling line

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Wakefield facility exterior.
The Village Bakery
Location: Wrexham, North Wales

Flooring solution for production area expansion

 

Industrial bakery production line with a worker in protective clothing inspecting and handling food items on a conveyor belt
Exterior of Village Bakery facility in Wrexham
JOWA Bakery
Location: Volketswil, Switzerland

Specialized industrial flooring for bakery production facility

 

Yellow floor of industrial bakery
Naturparkkäserei Diemtigtal Simmental Switzerland AG
Location: Oey Diemtigen, Switzerland

High performance flooring for cheese production facility

 

Wheels of cheese on shelves in a cheese cellar
Industrial food processing equipment on a Sika Ucrete factory floor
Industrial food processing facility with stainless steel equipment
Wheels of cheese on shelves in a cheese cellar
Hütthaler KG
Location: Schwanenstadt, Redlham, Austria
year: 2019

Solution for Austria's first transparent slaughterhouse built with animal welfare principles

 

Green floor of meat processing facility.
REWE Dortmund
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Year: 2012

Hygienic flooring for new central butcher facility

 

Man pushing racks of meat inside processing facility
Exterior of Rewe meat processing facility
Weingut Knipser
Location: Laumersheim, Germany

Extension of renowned family-owned winery

 

Rows of wine barrels in cellar
H. & E. Reinert Westfälische Privat-Fleischerei GmbH
Location: Versmold, Germany
Year: 2015

Expansion of production area of international meat processing group

 

Racks of sausages and cured meats hanging in meat processing facility
Brasserie Duvel Moortgat
Location: Breendonk, Belgium

Temperature-resistant flooring solution for independent brewery group

 

Red floor in an industrial brewery with stainless steel equipment and pipes.
Borgesius Bakkersland
Location: Wateringen, Netherlands
Year: 2018

Floor renovation of industrial bakery

 

Yellow industrial bakery floor